Table 2 Characteristics of 1580 neonates with indirect neonatal hyperbilirubinemia (INH)
Characteristics | Neonates with INH n=1580a |
|---|---|
Maternal characteristics | |
 Site, n (%) | |
  Refugee | 1056 (66.8) |
  Migrant | 524 (33.2) |
 Ethnicity, n (%) | |
  Karen | 1165/1546 (75.4) |
  Burman | 258/1546 (16.7) |
  Other | 123/1546 (8.0) |
 Age in years, median, (IQR) | 24 (20–30) n = 1579 |
 Literacy, n (%) | 947/1442 (56.7) |
 Smoking, n (%) | 222/1574 (14.1) |
 Primigravida, n (%) | 763 (48.3) |
 Multiple pregnancy, n (%) | 61 (3.9) |
 Place of birth, n (%) | |
  SMRU | 1423 (90.1) |
  Tertiary hospital | 68 (4.3) |
  Home | 77 (4.9) |
  Other | 12 (0.8) |
 Type of delivery | |
  Normal vaginal delivery, n (%) | 1427 (90.3) |
  Breech and face delivery, n (%) | 49 (3.1) |
  Instrumental vaginal delivery, n (%) | 62 (3.9) |
  Caesarian section, n (%) | 42 (2.7) |
Newborn characteristics | |
 Gestational age, n (%) | |
  < 32 weeks | 53/1578 (3.4) |
  32 < 37 weeks | 437/1578 (27.7) |
  ≥ 37 weeks | 1088/1578 (68.9) |
 Gender (male), n (%) | 922 (58.4) |
 Small for gestational age, n (%) | 297/1554 (19.1) |
 Congenital abnormality, n (%) | 44 (2.8) |
Hospitalization characteristics | |
 INH as sole clinical diagnosisb, n (%) | 911 (57.7) |
 Infection | |
  Severe infection, n (%) | 296 (18.7) |
  Mild infection, n (%) | 206 (13.0) |
 Age in days at admission, median, (IQR) | 2 (1–3) |
 Age in hours at presentation of INH, median, (IQR) | 55 [36–92] |
 Length of stay in days, median, (IQR) | |
  1–3 days | 588 (37.2) |
  > 3–5 days | 307 (19.4) |
  > 5–8 days | 323 (35.1) |
  > 8 days | 362 (39.3) |
 Mortality during hospitalization, n (%) | 31 (2.0) |